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“Never underestimate the power of a kind woman.” Lu Parker
Lu Parker doesn’t dawdle in the slow lane. She’s flying along numerous professional pathways, and while she’s navigating, she’s deliberate about conveying one key message: Be kind.
“The best is when someone sees my t-shirt or hoodie while I’m wearing it and stops me to say “I love your shirt!” or “What a great message!” When that happens, it makes me realize that I am doing the right thing. It’s working,” Parker shared with The Citadel.
As a journalist with two decades of experience (including with WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina) and multiple Emmy awards, Parker anchors four hours of news daily for KTLA in Los Angeles. Additionally, she is an inspirational speaker, an author, and the founder of Be Kind & Co. which recently launched a line of apparel.
Prior to her career in broadcasting, Parker was a ninth-grade English Literature teacher. In 1994, while she was a teacher, Parker captured both the Miss South Carolina USA,
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LU PARKER
25 years of experience in front of an audience
Lu has won six Emmys for her work in the television news industry and has covered some of the biggest stories such as Presidential elections, school mass shootings, deadly earthquakes and the January 6th Insurrection. She has also been honored with two Genesis Awards from the Humane Society of the United States for her reporting of animal protection issues including investigations into Puppy Mills, Elephant Abuse, and Beagle Lab Testing. She currently anchors 20 hours of live news a week in Los Angeles on KTLA.
During her career, Lu has interviewed hundreds of celebrities including Bradley Cooper, Aretha Franklin, Matt Damon, Jennifer Lawrence, Clint Eastwood, Barbra Streisand, & Kanye West. See her in action here.
Prior to her career in broadcasting, Lu was a ninth-grade English Literature teacher. While teaching, in 1994, she captured both the Miss South Carolina USA, and Miss USA titles. You can read more about her pageant experiences and find valuable competition tips in her book
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Lu Parker
American beauty pageant contestant and speaker
Frances Louise Parker (born April 16, 1968) is an American journalist, animal rights advocate, motivational speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1994 and represented the United States at Miss Universe 1994 where she placed Top 6.[1]
Early life
Born in Anderson, South Carolina, Parker attended the College of Charleston, where she was a sister of Alpha Delta Pi and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and was later named Alumnus of the Year. She then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Education from The Citadel.[2][3]
After graduating, Parker taught English literature at North Charleston and Middleton High Schools. Lu has been presented with the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor given in the state of South Carolina, and has been recognized in the South Carolina Congressional Record twice as an outstanding South Carolinian.[2]
Her first television broadcasting job was for WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina, where
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